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23 April

US soldiers stand at the Qayyarah Air Base, where US-led troops in 2017 helped Iraqis plan out the fight against the Islamic State in nearby Mosul

3 Rockets Hit Baghdad Airport Base Housing US Troops: Security Sources

Three rockets crashed into a base at the Iraqi capital's airport housing US troops Friday, security sources said, in the latest attack coinciding with tensions between Baghdad's allies Tehran and Washington.

22 April

1- Sgt. Maj. Luke Blum, who serves as the DEVCOM acting command sergeant major and the senior enlisted leader for ARL, dons the ExoBoot as part of a study that analyzes how humans and autonomous systems adapt to each other

Tong Ong

US Army Studying How Autonomous, Wearable Tech Can Adapt to Soldiers

US Army researchers are conducting a study that involves an adaptive exoskeleton boot that optimizes soldier performance.

22 April

In collaboration with the Air Force, the Joint Counter-sUAS Office (JCO) and the Army Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office hosted a demonstration in counter drone technology at Yuma Proving Ground, Ariz on April 5-9

Inder Singh Bisht

US Army Hosts Counter-Small Drone Tech Demo in Yuma

The US Army hosted a four-day counter-drone technology demonstration at Yuma Proving Ground earlier this month.

21 April

Army researchers create a new approach that allows autonomous systems to flexibly interpret and respond to soldier intent

Tong Ong

US Army Creating New Approach to Real-Time Conversational AI

US Army researchers have created a pioneering technique for combat vehicles and autonomous systems to interpret the intent of a soldier through spoken dialogue and respond appropriately.

21 April

CENTCOM Commander General Kenneth F. McKenzie

Staff Writer

General: Small Drones Dent US Air Superiority

The US military is operating without complete air superiority “for the first time since the Korean War” because of the proliferation of inexpensive, small drones, Marine Gen. Kenneth McKenzie said.

21 April

MANTAS T38 Devil Ray unmanned surface vehicle

Inder Singh Bisht

US Navy Kicks Off Exercise Involving Manned, Unmanned Vessels

The US Navy kicked off its maiden exercise this week involving manned and unmanned systems operating together off the California coast.

21 April

Staff Writer With AFP

Chinese Hackers Behind VPN Attack on US Defense Firms: Security Experts

Chinese hackers allegedly penetrated a company's VPN technology to break into computer networks of the US defense industry sector, security consultant Mandiant said.

20 April

A Lithuanian soldier seen carrying a M72 unguided anti-tank training weapon

Joe Saballa

US Donates $10M in Anti-Tank Weapons to Lithuania

The US has donated combat-tested anti-tank weapons worth $10 million to the Lithuanian armed forces.

19 April

An F-16 fighter jet from the US on the tarmac at Iraq's Balad air base

Staff Writer With AFP

Five Wounded in Rocket Attack on Iraq Base Hosting Americans

Five rockets targeted an Iraqi airbase hosting US soldiers Sunday, wounding two foreign contractors and three Iraqi soldiers, in the latest attack coinciding with tensions between Baghdad's allies Tehran and Washington.

16 April